Mop.



No. 730,550. PATBNTED JUNE 9, 1903.

M. MILLER.-

MOP.

APPLIGAION FILED FEB. 2B, 1903.

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UNITED STATES Patented T une 9, 1903.

PATENT OEEICE.

MOP.

sPEoIFIc-ATION farming part of Letters Patent No. 730,550, dated' June9, 1903. Application filed February 28, 1903. Serial No. 145,514. (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may concern: L

Be it known that I, MALLORY MILLER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Indianapolis, in the county of Marion and State of Indiana,have invented new and useful Improvements in Mops; and I do declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to-theletters ofreference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to mops for scrubbing or washing floors; and it hasparticular reference to the handles and to the heads for holding thefabrics or mops proper, so that they may be used by means of thehandles.

The object of the invention is to cheaply provide mops, and particularlystronglyformed holders and handles for holding the mopsproper, so thatafter wearing out a mop the handle and holder may be thrown away withoutmaterial loss.

The invention consists in a novel holder for attaching fabricspermanently to handles and in the novel manner of attaching the holdert0 handles and also to the mops proper; and the invention also consistsin the novel parts and in the combination and arrangement of parts, ashereinafter particularly described and claimed.

Referring to the drawings, lar reference characters indicate like parts,

Figure 1 represents, perspectively, a mopholder and fragment of a handleconstrncted substantially in accordance with my invention; Fig. 2, afragmentary longitudinal central sectional View of the mop-handle and aview in elevation of the holder somewhat lnoditied in connectiontherewith, the holder being only partially formed; Fig. 3, a fragmentaryperspective view of the bare handle; Fig. 4, a fragmentary elevation ofthe handle and holder completed, as shown substantially in Fig. 2; andFig. 5, a fragmentary longitudinal central sectional view ofthe handleand the mop proper and the holder in elevation connected therewith, thefabric being cnrtailed in length, as when worn out. The planes on whichthe sectional views in Figs. 2 and 5 are taken correspond to a linewhich may be drawn vertically through the center of the view in Fig. 4.

handle in the same direction as the hole a, orl

parallel thereto. l

The holder comprises, essentially, a basebar B, which is the centralportion of a snitable piece of metallic wire that is lirst inserted inthe hole a. and then bent over against the opposite sidesof the handle,so that the bar is secured in the hole a by means of the adjacentportions, that form shanks C C.

VThe wire is further bent, so as to form substantially right-angledholder-arms D D', extending in opposite directions from the shanks andalso from the end of the handles. The cotton yarn or fabric for the mopmay be placed against the arms D D' either at this or a little laterstage ot' the construction. The wire is again bent at two points, so asto form U-shape extremities E E for the arms D D', the extremitiesretaining the sides or edges of the mop L, which being placed inposition the wire is further bent toward the arms D D' against themop-forming bindingbars F F', the ends cl d of which extend nearly tothe opposite extremities E E. In some Ycases the wire may be cut longerthan isrequired for the above-described construc-l tion, and the bars -FF are made longer and are bent about to form curved ends G G', as

`in Fig. l, supplementalarms H I-I extending fromV the ends G 'Gr' alongthe sides ofthe armsD D and onto the end of the handle A, preferablyacross the end, and in the grooves b b when provided.

The shanks C C are held tightly against the handle by means either of aferrule or metal band I or wire binding I', and in formation of theshanks they may be pressed into the wood somewhat, or grooves e may becnt into the sides of thev handle from the hole a to the end thereof toreceive the shanks.

For securing the binding-bars and aiding in holding the mop fabric astaple .I is driven into the end of the handle, with the points of thestaple avoiding the bar A and also the bars H. H', the two latter beingpreferably between the stems of the staple, the staple be- ICD ingdriven through the fabric and bearing against the bars F F.

Split links K K are formed about the arms D D and also the arms I-I II',if employed, extending about the bars F F', the links being forcedthrough the mop as staples and formed While the mop is in position inthe holder. The links are placed suitably near the handle when employed.In some cases the links may be employed instead of the staple J, and itWill'be obvious that when the staple J is employed in some cases thelinks may be dispensed with, such variations being dependent upon thesizes of mops and the dimensions of the Wire used in forming theholders.

It Will be seen that various kinds of mop fabric may be employed Withthe holder and handle and that the fabric is folded or doubled over thebars F F, so that most of the holder is hidden and unobstructive in useand that there are no sharp metallic parts to project and marfinely-finished floors.

In practical use the mop may be manipulated in the usual Well-knownmanner, the handle being of the usual length.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new is- 1. Amop-head comprising a handle having a transverse hole, a holdercomprising a basebar seated in the hole, opposing Shanks extending fromthe base-bar against the sides of the handle, holder-arms extending fromthe Shanks, binding-bars connected with the holding-arms and extendingin opposite directions parallel to one another forming a double bar, astaple seated in the handle and extending about the double bar, and aband extending about the handle securing the Shanks thereto,substantially as set forth.

2. A mop-head comprising a handle having a transverse hole, a holdercomprising a basebar seated in the hole, opposing Shanks extending fromthe base-bar against the sides of the handle, holder-arms extending fromthe Shanks, and parallel binding-bars connected with the arms andextending therefrom in opposite directions, links engaging the arms andthe binding-bars, and a band extending about the handle `and securingthe Shanks to the sides of the handle, Substantially as set forth.

3. A mop-head comprising a handle having grooves in opposite sidesthereof, a holder comprising shanks seated in the grooves, holder-'armsextending from the shanks, parallel binding-bars connected with the armsand extending in opposite directions, and supplemental arms connectedwith the bindingbars and extending alongside the holdingarms to the endof the handle, a staple attached to the handle and extending about thebinding-bars, and securing means binding the Shanks in the grooves,substantially as set forth. C

4. A mop-head comprising a handle having parallel grooves transverselyinthe end thereof, a holder comprising Shanks extending at opposite sidesof the handle, holder-arms extending from the Shanks, supplemental armsseated in the parallel grooves and extending alongside the holder-arms,and parallel binding-bars connected with the holder-arms and also withthe supplemental arms, a staple attached to the handle near the groovesand extending about the binding-bars, andsecuring means binding theShanks against the handle, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I aflx my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

- MALLORY MILLER. Witnesses:

HARRY D. PIERsoN, E. T. SILvIUs.

